Deliberations Continue in Trial of Dale Warner, Accused of Murdering Wife and Concealing Body
The trial of Dale Warner, a Lenawee County man accused of murdering his wife and concealing her body in a fertilizer tank, is currently in the deliberation phase. The jury had to pause their deliberations due to a juror's medical emergency but resumed on Tuesday at 9 a.m. Warner faces charges of open murder and tampering with evidence in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Dee, in April 2021. He was arrested and charged with murder in 2023, but Dee's body was not discovered until 2024. Investigators allege that Dale killed his wife, initially hiding her body in a large safe before moving it to the fertilizer tank. The jury began deliberations on Thursday at 3:30 p.m., and it remains uncertain if a verdict will be reached as of Tuesday morning. Stay tuned for updates on this case as new information emerges from the courtroom.